Figure 145.—Scoop net without handle ('opai), Aitutaki. a, length, 7 feet 9 inches; greatest width, 2 feet 8 inches; length of crossbar (pukei), 15 inches; distance of crossbar from proximal end, 14 inches; depth of bag net, 5 feet 8 inches; frame (1) of two branches of ironwood each 9 feet 5 inches long, about 1 inch thick at near end and 0.5 inch thick at far end. b, attachment of net to frame (1) by one cord (2) which passes through marginal meshes and at intervals is fastened to frame and cross bar by clove-hitches (3). c, net attachment by two cords, one cord (2) passing through marginal meshes and second cord (3) making loose spiral turns around frame (1) and marginal cord (2).